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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-10-06
The Conductors Jaw Dropped.

One of those smart Alexanders who travel
on cheek and the inability of the public to
change $50 bills for glass of soda or four
tobies got into Penn avenue car the other
day and rendered the aforesaid$ $20for his fare.
OF course the conductor could not change
it, and so he got his ride free. This was re-
peated until the conductor got tired of II
and after the fourth or fifth time of its
repetition ha determined TO get even with
the fellow. By visiting the toll-houses,
and by other means unknown, the manipu-
lator of rhe bell-punch managed TO scrape
up $40. .95 in pennies.
Placing these in little bucket he quietly
awaited the appearance of his victim, hav-
ing posted the driver and some other init
mate friends who happened to be on board.
When the unsuspecting young man with
the plethoric pocketbook put in an appear
ance and promptly produced the "2O' with
many apologies the conductor pocketed the
bill and amid the grins of spectators pre-
sented it to his customer. The young man
looked pretty cheap, and, after feeling the
heft of the bucket thoughtfully got off the
car and disappeared around corner. Then
the conductor took the bill from his pocket
and proceeded to fold it up nicely, so that
1t would fit into convenient corner OF his
pocket book. Something in the appearance
of the bill caught his eye, and as he ex-
amined It little closer , his jaw dropped a.
bout n foot. The bill was of the genus de-
nominated 10y the sporting fraternity as
"queer." The young man had also been
laying for the conductor.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-10-06
Bashful Bridegrooms.

A Justice of the peace in Saratoga county
recently Joined pair who were so embar-
rassed that they hardly knew what they
were doing. The man wore n white straw
hat which he whirled on his finger before
the ceremony began. When told to stand
up he jumped before the justice with great
alacrity. For few moments he did not
know what to do with the hat, but finally
found his way out Of the difficulty by put
ting it between his knees. This was too
much for the bride. With the handle of
her parasol she caught the hat, pulled 1t
from its position and then, abashed at her
audacity, dropped hat and parasol to the
floor.
The same justice tells a story of another
couple who came to he married. The man
was dreadfully puzzled, and without real
izing the act pulled cigar from his pocket
and began twirling It around. When that
portion of the ceremony was reached where
bride and groom join hands, he happened
to have the cigar in his right hand. What
to do with the cigar he apparently did not
know. The justice paused a minute and
then again directed the pair to join hands.
BY this time the poor fellows embarrass-
ment was painful. He gave one agonized
look at the justice of the peace and stuck
the cigar in his mouth. Before the ceremo-
nv could be concluded the Justice had to
take the cigar from between the mans lips.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-10-06
Coming Changes I'm Postal Stamps.

The Postoffice Department, has made
changes in color and design Of some OF its
adhesive stamps and impressed upon en-
velopes. The two cent adhesive stamp now
issued in red will be changed to green. The
three cent adhesive stamp, now issued
in green will be changed to vermillion
The design of the adhesive stamps will re-
main unchanged. In the stamped envelopes
the two cent envelope will be changed from
red to green, the four cent envelope will be
changed from green to carmine, the five
cent from brown to dark blue, the thirty
cent from black to brown, and the ninety
cent from carmine to purple. The design
of the stamped envelopes will also be the
the same as now, except with the one, two
four and five cent denomination. The
heads on these stamps thave been re-en-
graved and have a:slightly different appear
ance from the old stamps and the orna-
mentatian around them is also slightly diff
ferent. One purpose in making the changes
in color is to have that of stamped envelopes
correspond as nearly as possible with that
of the adhesive stamp.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-10-06
The TIessians.

The prejudice of our forefathers against
the Hessians of foreign mercenaries who
were sent to this country by the English
government to subdue the colonies was so
great that these troops have since always
been spoken of with contempt. They were
really regarded among the best soldiers in
Europe. The contract of England with the
Landgrave of Hesse called for 12,70O men,
besides ''three corps of artillery" the latter
probably numbering few hundred gunners
in all. But the Landgrave practiced the
grossests frauds, receiving pay for the full
number, counting incomplete battallions,
deserters, the dead, etc. In addition to the
Hessians, England employed 5,723 Bruins
wickers in the revolutionary war.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-10-06

An enterprising young undertaken
once went out to Jamaica from Lon
don in hopes of bettering his condi-
ton. he was not disappointed, busi-
ness fourished, and he wrote to his
father in England to send him q sup
ply of black andgray cloth and twenty
gross of black tacks. Carelessly how.
ever, he omitted to cross the Il, and
the order was read twenty gross OF
black jacks So his relative had made
and Slipped to him this large quantity
ofquart and pint tin pots, ornamented
with painting, and to which the maker
had given the quaint name Black
Jacks The young man, as may be
imagined, was aghast at receiving the
apparently useless consignment bus
an ingenious friend consoled him by
Offering to take them off him hands at
the invoice price and glad enough he
was to agree to this proposition. His
bright friend then advertised for sale
a new and fashionable punch asejust
imported from new England, and dis
posed of every one Of the jacks, MAX
ing 900 per cent Some time after.
ward, as the young men were talking
over the lucky blunder, the friend
said to the undertaken in fun Write
to your father now and order q
gross of warming pans. just to see
whether the well-informed people of
London viii have the sagacity to con-
slider such articles necessary in this
latitude. Number one laughed at the
idea. but thinking it was q good joke
really did as suggested and sure e.
nough the literal old goose Of father
actually dispatched O. gross OF warm.
ing pans to the tropical island of
Jamaica.
Again the son was in despair, and
again his friend came to the rescue
and purchased the lot. He then
knocked off the covers and sold them
to the planters as new kind OF sugar
ladle. They went of like hot cakes
and he realized large profit.
Both young men returned home to
England with fortunes, and had many
good laugh as they related the story
of the black jacks and warming pans,
number two always ending with. moth.
ing is lost in a good Market" and
he might haye added "A ready wit
can make things fit.'-AmericGn Ag-
riculturist.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-10-06
MAKING THE FIRE FLY.
A Man whose Electric Fingers Cause
Him Great Trouble.

IFrom the Philadelphia News.1
Anton Saverne, o Belgian cabinet
maker employed at q Kensingtonship-
yard, has the wonderful power of pro-
ducing electric sparks by rubbing bis
fingers. Saverne is little swarthy
fellow, about 40 years old with a
busby head of hair, keen blue eyes
very rare among bis countrymen-and
very small hands. His motions prove
that he g excessively nervous,
and his sense of hearing, sight, and
smell as be assured reporter of the
Daily Neaos yesterday, are unusally
acute. His parents still live on farm
in Belgium, near Brussels, and he is
the youngest of family Of eleven
children.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-10-06

Poly's mother seemed quite crushed at
first, but the girl herself was buoyant with
hope, M every young girl has n right TO be,
no matter what her style Of living is-or Is
not.
Thanks 10 Mr.. McIlwnine, she hal her
hundred dollars now 90 invest In an enter
prise on which she had set her heart far more
than IL had ever been set on the pearls.
And along with the hundred dollars she
had also to invest In IL youth, health, good
sense, a brave spirit, and proud independ-
ence. What else needed she for n happy
aud successful life
Her enterprise began with visit, blsk {
In hand, To seven or eight Of the best city
hotels, and rs many of the restaurants 10
all of them she offered daily, weekly, or
tri.weekly supply of her dainty little beat
on biscuit, such as she had learned TO make
down in eastern Virginia, from famous
old cook, who had in slave days belonged to
her fathers family. She was successful al
most up to her own expectations, and far
beyond her mothers, aud her elation could
not but infuse some hope into that lady's
weak spirit.
1--WE must have a new name for your bis
cult, miss" said one wise old restaurant
keeper "what shall we call them ?'
Call them," said Polly, hesitating and
laughing, "call them the Polly-wolly-wink
um biscuit
The Polly-wolly-winkum biscuit got 10 be
the fashion that winter after hiring on"
good cook nj what seemed ruinous wages, a
second and third had TO he engaged but
Polly put on her great kitchen apron, tied
up her abundant hair into high knot, and
spent four hours Of every day in her kitch-
en- herself no plea of other engagements,
no pretense that the cooks would do as well
without her. no tempting offer of sleigh
rides, no fiattering invitations of any sort
conld make the little mistress OF the b.
kerry break her rule, or neglect her work.
Naturally the biscuit grew in favor.
The last time / visited the Polly-wolly-
winkum bakery, it had moved its quarters
to large, well-lighted kitchen, with 4
classroom. attached. Yes, classroom
for Polly had agreed 10 teach cooking 10
| number of rich mems daughters at good
round price per girl, and, not 10 lose tho
| chance Of doing good because she wa poor,
she selected dozen poor girls 10 whom she
gave another hour week, WITHOUT pay.
Mr.. Paul McIlwaine was my cicerone on
the occasion OF my visit and when had ad
mired and praised until the English Ian
guage was exhausted he said, gravely:
"Nevertheless n suit is pending in court
against the Polly-wolly- -winkum bakery II
is charged that Miss Rutherford is dishon
| estly Withholding from all the young gen
tlemen of her acquaintance the time and
thought and interest they believe 10 be theii
due"
THAT is n dreadful charge, Polly-wink
| um," said /. "What are you going TO dc
about it %
'I'll engage Mr.. McIlwaine TO defend
me, )" replied the little bakeress, running Il
| look into an oven. But somehow her face
was red even before she opened the over
4 door
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-10-06

Il know not how 90 lt, NO Said
last evening o. the reporter saw sparks
shoot from Saverne's fingers. The
eaLinetmaker rubbed his finger tips
rapidly up aud down upon his trous-
ers. Then holding bis hands out with
the fingers widely extended, jets OF IT,
ny yellow flames. or lcng sparks shot
out. They seemed propelled by some
unseen force ten or twelve inches into
the air, when they vanished. The
right hand appeared more charged
with electricity, il the sparks are elec-
trio, than the left. The lamp LIN
Saverne's front room was put out 30
that the sparks might be seen In all
their brillancy. IL was O wonderful
sight. Again and again did the bushy-
head Belgian rub his fingers and hold
them out while tiny showers Outright
sparks dartcd out as II from toy fire.
works.
4 was not always So said Saverne,
lightning the lamp and his black pipe,
filed with villanous tobacco, at the
the same time. when bad been sick
ten years ago it was said j would die,
lay SO weak one night in my faith
er's house when there came up storm.
Such thunder and lightning never
knew before. And my body had queer
sensations. While / lay covered up
with bedclotbes. my mother sat hold
ing her face in her hands by my side,
and seemed to feel a thousand needles
pricking my limbs and chest and the
soles of my feet 1t was not SO pain
ful for queer thrills came with every
prick, and when the thunder rolled a.
way and the rain stopped / rose up,
leaned back, and put out my hand to
take that of my mothers. My eyes
were closed, but / heard her say An
ton y
What p j gasped weakly.
Your hand
Il looked ut it. The one nearest to
her. Il was all afiame. / was terrified.
My cry brought my father and sisters
to the room. They looked at me in
horror. / took my other hand from
the clothes to rub the right. Sparks
shot from the fingers of the left. Soon
they died away. but 1 haYe but to rub
my hands, as you have seen and the
lights come.
Saverne told of the hnrdships
brought upon him by his singular
faculty. The neighboring peasants i'm
Belgium avoided him and told awful
stories of his being in league with
the devil. Men would not hire him TO
plough or work in harvest time. His
own family clung to him, but the farm
was small and be came to this country
FIVE years ago. Here be learned the
cabiuet-making trade and got employ
ment at finishing ship interiors. But
when bis companions saw his faculty
or inf-mity they treated him coldIy.
His ignorant neighbors in Schleswig
street regarded him as possessed of an
evil spirit Saverne's electric fingers
are the curse of his existence.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-05
GEN. GRANr's

On the occasion of the commemoration
of the 65th birthday of General Grant,
at Hartford, Connecticut, Mark Twain
made a speech that contains much truth,
sharp sarcasm and genuine humor. He
said:
II will detain you with only just a
few words-iust a few thousand words
and then give place to a better man, If
he has been created. Lately that great
and honored author, Matthew Arnold,
has been finding fault with General
Grants English. That would be fair
enough maybe if the examples of imper.
feet English averaged more instances
to the page in General Grants book than
they do in Mr.. Arnold's criticism upon
the book, but they don't. Laughter
and applause.] 1t would be fair enough,
maybe, if sue. instances were commoner
in General Grants book than they are in
the works Of the average standard au.
thors, but they aren't. In truth General
Grants derelictions in the matter Of
grammar and construction are not more
frequent than are such dereliction in the
works of a majority of the professional
authors of our time, and of previous
times-authors as exclusively and pains.
takingly trained to the literary trade as
was General Grant to the trade of war.
[Applause.] There is that about the sun
which makes us forget his spots, and
when we think of General Grant our
pulses quicken and his grammar vanishes.
We only remember that this is the simple
soldier, who, all untaught of the silken
phrase. makers, linked words together
with an art SURPRISING the art of the
schools, and put into them a something
which will still bring to American ears,
as long as America shall last, the roll Of
his vanished drums, and the tread of his
marching hosts" [Tumultuous ap.
plause.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-05
THE MILITIA BILL.

The Carson Appeal thinks that the
military companies of the Comstock are
laboring under a serious misrepresentation
when they propose to disband rather
than take the oath prescribed by the
Military bill. passed by the Legislature
last Winter. The oath is the ordinary
form of oath taken by the companies
of other States before they can receive
any assistance from the General Govern.
ment. The Miners Union believes that
behind this will be q plot on the part OF
the mine managers to reduce wages and in
case of a forcible resistance on the part
of the miners, to call out the State
Militia to enforce ultra measures.
The Appeal does not believe that the
mine managers contemplate any reduc.
ton of wages, at least if they desired a
reduction they are not so anxious for it
as to cause bloodshed on the Comstock.
nor is there any ~antagonism between the
mine managers and the Unions.
The Union has been an assistance to
the development of the Comstock and SO
recognized by the mine owners. 1t in.
sures a good class of workmen, skilled
workmen in fact, for the work OF run
ming drifts and stopping out breasts is
something far above ordinary manual
labor.
The members Of the military com.
panies are nearly all members OF the
Miners Union, and have an idea that
some day they might be called upon to
shoot down their comrades. 1t is not at
all likely that such a thing would ever
happen, and if they ever were called
upon to act against their comrades and
brothers, they could disband at 3 mo-
ment's notice, and under the circum.
stances would not be blamed for their
act.
II the mine owners seriously contem'
plated trouble with the Miners Union,
they would in case of q need for the
militia, call upon the United States Gov
eminent for troops. All these surmises,
however. are merely fanciful, and no one
living in Nevada is likely to ever see the
harmonious relations between the mine
managers and miners disturbed.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-05
Never Give Up.

II you suffer with asthma, bronchitis
or any other disease Of the throat or
lungs, nothing can surprise you more than
the rapid improvement that will follow the
use of Santa Able. II you are troubled
with cstsrrh, and have tried other medi'
cines, you will be unable to express your
amszement at the marvellous and instsnta
neous curative powers of California Cst-r'
Cure. These remedies are not secret com
pounds, but natural productions OF Cali
iornis. Sold by John s.. Cspron, Mali
street, Eureka, Nevada, at 81 q package
three for SO so.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-05

In responding to a toast at an informal
dinner given in his honor at the st.
James Hotel, New York City, the other
night, Mr.. William j. Florence. the
actor, paid a touching tribute to his wife.
He said that she had been the guiding
star of his life, and to her loving tender
ness and never-failing support he owed
all his success. His remarks were
warmly ~applauded. Many another sue
cessful man owes a similar debt of
gratitude to his true.hearted partner in
life, but how few acknowledge it.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-05

workers strike for 121a per cent ad-
vance in wages was inaugurateo tnls
morning. Over $4,000 men are IDLE,
and not one of the 1900 ovens In
Connellsville region are in operation.
The struggle promises to be a long
and very bitter one. Everything IS
quiet.
WINNIPEG, May 4.-Hon. Gilbert
McNusker, who has just returned from
Ottawa, says he learned from Sir john
Macdonald that he (Sir john was to
be raised to a peerage on the 2lst OF
June. He will be given a seat IN the
House of Lords, and will retire from
Canadian politics.
steamer FOundered.
HALIFAX, May 4.-The steamer
John Knox, Captain Brolly, from
Glasgow for Montreal, foundered In the
channel of New Foundland yesterday
All hands we're lost, thirty in number
The willard Hotel Burned.
BBA1NERD, Mimi, May 4.-The Viii
lard Hotel was burned here early this
morning, the guests barely escaping
| with their lives. Loss, 1854, 900; In
| surance $4,000.
Incendiary Attempts.
New YORK, May 3.-The sixth at
tempt in six months, was made to
| night to burn the office of the New
| York Zeitung. The incendiary has moi
been discovered.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-05

Libel suits keep piling up against the
great Democratic organ. the Examiner.
One Fleet f. Strother, Auditor of San
Francisco county and city, a Democratic
politician and oficeholder, is the last
man whose reputation has been damaged
by the Examiner and he modestly fixes
the sum at $75. 900, which if paid will
salye over his wounded feelings.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-05

How They Make Room.

The Norristown Herald says: We are
told that all the fifty millions Of people Of
this country. could be put into the State
of Texas without providing. This ia be-
cause they have a habit in Texas of sus-
pending persons from trees and telegraph
poles. This makes more room below.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-05
NEW TO-DAY.
mo. 857.
for a Patent.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
EuREKA NAyada. NAV 8. 18 Z.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, /
EUREKA, Nevada, May 3, Is 7. !
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
IN George Phillips, whose Postofhce address ID
Hamilton, Nevada, has this day filed his applica-
ton for 8 patent for one thousand linear
feet of the Trustee mine or vein, bearing ST.
yer, with surface ground six hundred feet in
width, situated in White Pine Mining Dis
trict, county Of White Pine. and State Of Ne
vada, and designated by the feld-notes and
official plat on file in this Office rs lot No. rs. in
Township 16 north, range 81 east. of Mount
Diablo meridian, said lot No.. 70 being as fol-
lows:
Beginning at a post marked No. l, U. y. sur
yey No. 76, the same being the original loca-
ton monument whence the section corner at the
southwest corner of section 2, Township 10 N,
R. 81 E., NJ. d. M. bears n. sc deg. 80 min.
W, 1,9aO feet; U. 8. monument No. 5 bars n.
SO deg. IA min. w, 1888 feet; post No. 2, U. 8.
survey No. 81. Jennie A lode, bears N. So deg. SO
min. w, 2,446 feet; and the shaft upon this
lode bears N. 70h deg. w., $50 feet; thence
running LIST course 8. 70 deg. W., 1000 feet to
post marked No. 2, U. s. survey No. rs, and
the original location monument; thence End
course N. 70 deg. w. 900 #. to post marked Nos
U. 8. survey No. 76, and the original location
thence 3rd course N, rs deg. E.
1000 feet to post marked No. 4 q. 3. survey
No. rs, aad the original location monument
thence 4th course 8. II deg. E., 600 feet t.
post No. /. the place Of beginning, containing
10 77-io0 acres.
Magnetic variation 16h deg. east.
The location of this mine Is recorded in the
Recorders office of White Pine Mining District
White Pine county, State Of Nevada. Thii
claim is bounded by no known CLAIMS.
ANY and all per-ons claiming adversely any
portion of said Trustee mine or surfac,
ground are required to file their adverse claims
with the Register of the United States Lane
Office at Il Eureka, in the State OF Nevada, durint
the sixty days period of publication hereof, Of
&l1r ufl hn bnrraI hry ytrfyta If tho frnuiatnnu n
the Statute.
d. II. HALL. Register.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-05

It is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice
OF application for patent be published for the
period of sixty days (tea consecutive weeks), in
the Eureka Daily SENTINEL, a daily newspaper
published at Eureka, Nevada.
m5L6Od d. II. HALL, Register.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-11-26
LET US HAVE PEACE.

The good feeling that character
ICES this local campaign, IS, as II
should always he. In politics. a
mans political record is of course
opcn TO discussion and free criu'
cism. His private affairs are, ana
should properly be, sacred. ms
ba, been the case so far, and there
is no reason why it should not con-
tinue so. Old faction lines are
obliterated, and. there appears 10
be a sincere desire to nominate the
very best men, and elect them
The mass meeting should be mar,
monious, and free'from any hin' Oh
dissatisfaction. If q, candidate Is
preferred by the people of The par
ish. he should be .cheerfuliy sup;
ported, by his less fortunate oppQs:
ncnts,. and should never dream o
running ia opposition, to the. ex
pressed will of,his fellov'cAsazens
II would ,.aiso be perfectly
proper,to avoid soliciting supper
from any whossill not be entitled
70 nar,icipate in the mass meeting
| 1t would look better, you know, L
not go outside for promises of sup
MOTT that can oni y be available ii
case there should be a split. Their
should be no split, and ther
should be no provision made TO
such contingency, but every on
should come to the meeting and d
the best they can for their favor
ties, and abide by the result.
Let us have peace.